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date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 28 February (GC 207), what criteria will be used to monitor whether sufficient progress is made in giving effect to the recommendations by Baroness McGregor-Smith in her report <i>Race in the workplace </i>to eliminate racial discrimination in employment.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes Baroness McGregor-Smith’s report and encourages businesses to take forward her recommendations. The practicalities of implementation will differ depending on the business in question, but as we set out in the Government response, we will be working with Business in the Community in supporting companies to make these changes. My hon. Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility has also announced that she will chair a new Business Diversity and Inclusion Group which will bring together some of the key figures leading work on this agenda to provide strategic leadership and ensure that we deliver a clear and coherent message to the business community on what they are expected to do.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/03/2017 15:00:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

706900

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date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the recommendations by Baroness McGregor-Smith in her report <i>Race in the workplace</i> to eliminate racial discrimination in the workplace.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL5753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The business case for action has been made. While we know that many companies are already taking forward some of the recommended actions, more needs to be done. We set out in the Government response that we will be working with Business in the Community in supporting companies to make these changes including developing a simple guide on how to discuss race in the workplace, ensuring easy access to an online portal of best practice and celebrating success through a list of the top 100 BME employers. We will also monitor progress through the new Diversity and Inclusion Group, chaired by my hon. Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/03/2017 15:00:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill